Cycle foot-rest.



J. C. FOX.

CYCLE FOOT REST.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-27, x914.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

'rmz COLUMBIA PLA IOGRAPH c0.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

JOSEPH C. FOX, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOB. TO FOX MANUFACTURINGCOMPANY, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, A CORPORATION OF \VASHINGTON.

CYCLE FOOT-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 27, 1914. Serial No. 858,888.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. Fox, a citizenof the United States of America, and a resident of the city of Seattle,in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cycle Foot-Rests, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates particularly to a step attachment for a tandemseat of a bicycle, especially of the motorcycle type, and it has for itsprimary aim to provide a novel step which may be moved out of the waywhen not in use.

Further objects reside in the features of construction, arrangements andcombinations of parts which are set forth in the specification anddefined in the appended claims in a succinct manner.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing de scription and the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 shows, in side elevation, my invention attached to a tandemseat attachment. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of my improved step showingthe same in its operative position in full lines and, in dotted lines,the step folded against its support. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of thestep in its operative position, portions being omitted, and Fig. 4 is abottom plan view of the step as shown in Fig. 1.

Referring by similar characters of reference to corresponding partsthroughout, 1 designates a fragmentary portion of a bicycle ormotorcycle having a tandem or rear seat 2 attached thereto, and 3denotes my improved step, one being disposed on each side of the rearwheel and secured to upright support 4 of the tandem seat, as byfasteners 5.

My step comprises a resilient or yieldable foot rest 6 fixed to thehorizontal arm 7 of a bracket 7 which is mounted between the arms ofU-shaped member 8, as by pin 9, for swinging vertically against the stepsupport 10 to an inoperative position where it is retained by springelement 11: Member 8 is carried by step support 10 and spring 11 issecured to bar 10 by a loop 12 and has its terminals 11 straddlingbracket 7 and engaging about the pivot pin 9. The central portion 11 ofthe spring is in the form of a widened loop for engaging over a stud orcatch 13, on the underside of bracket arm 7, for retaining the foot restin a horizontal or operative position, said stud also serving to securethe foot rest to the bracket.

Thefoot rest 6 is formed of a single piece of spring metal having anarrow portion 6' which is secured to the bracket 7 and widens into thefoot supporting section 6. Section 6 is bent back over portion 6 inspaced relation thereto, terminating directly over bracket 7, andcarries a cleat 14 extending upwardly on each side to prevent lateralmovement of the foot.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness ofunderstanding only, and no undue limitation is to be understoodtherefrom, but the appended claims are to be construed as broadly as ispermissible in view of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States of America, is:

1. The combinationwith a folding foot rest for bicycles, of a springacting on said rest to support it and to throw it into folded position,and a catch, releasable under shock, for holding the rest in extendedposition.

2. The combination with a folding foot rest for bicycles, of a springacting on said rest to support it and to throw it into folded position,and a catch carried by the foot rest and engaging the spring to preventupward movement of the rest beyond its normal position, and releasableunder shock.

3. A folding foot rest for cycles comprising a bar pivoted to swing in asubstantially vertical plane, a spring acting thereon to throw it intoclosed position, and means releasable under a blow acting to hold therest in extended position.

4. A folding foot rest for cycles comprising a bar pivoted to swing intohorizontal and vertical positions, a spring pressing upward and inwardupon the bar, said bar and spring having interlocking parts preventingupward movement of the bar beyond its position of use under normalconditions.

5. In a foot rest for bicycles, in combination, a pivoted arm, a springforming a yielding support for the arm, and a spring member carried bythe arm and serving as the foot engaging and supporting member.

6. In a foot rest for bicycles, in combinasaid step and having alaterally projecting arm bearing upwardly against said step, and a catchcarried by the step and engag' ing the springarm to hold the step inoperative position, said catch being releasable by a shock.

8. The combination with a support, of astep pivoted thereon for movementto and from an inoperative position, a coil spring secured to saidsupport, an arm projecting from said spring and bearing against saidstep, said arm tending to hold said step in inoperative position, and acatch on said step engageable with said arm to hold "the step inoperative position.

9. The combination with a support, of a substantially L-shaped bracketpivoted'thereon by one end, the other'end of said bracket beinghorizontal when in operative position,

said bracket being adapted 'to 'be swung upward into inoperativeposition, a step secured to said bracket, a coil spring secured to saidsupport about the level of said'lower arm of the bracket when same is inoperative position, an .arm extending from said spring and engageablewith said bracket, and tending to hold the latter in inoperativeposition, and a catch upon said bracket engageable with said arm to holdthe bracket in operative position.

10. In a foot rest for cycles, in combination, a suppo'rtingbar adaptedto be secured to the cycle and having a pair of opposed pivot ears, anarm pivoted between'said ears and bent into substantially an 'L shape,the pivot being at an outer end of one arm,a "foot engaging membersecured to the other arm, -a coiled spring secured to the supporting armbeneaththe pivot ears with its axis paralleling the pivot axis of thepivoted arm and substantially at the level of the outer half of saidL-shaped arm when said half ishorizontal, the spring having an armformed by a loop therein extending under the outer half of said pivotedarm, said pivoted arm having a projecting catch which enters the loop insaid spring arm when the pivoted arm is lowered into operative position,the end of said spring arm engaging the bend of the pivoted arm when thelatter is thrown up.

Signed at Seattle, Washington this 6th day of August 1914.

JGSEPH 0. FOX. Witnesses:

GEO. D. EMERY, E. ARLITA ADAMS.

Copies of this 'patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

